Going to the Sambódromo for Carnival
By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Widely considered to be the largest (and best) annual party in the world, Rio Carnival draws around a million visitors to the city in a...
View ArticlePreparing for the Second Night of Série A Carnival Parades
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the second day of competitions, Saturday February 14th, eight samba schools of the second league, the Série A, will show off their...
View ArticleBeija-Flor de Nilópolis Samba School Set for Carnival 2015
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the second night of Rio’s famous Grupo Especial (Special Group) Carnival samba school parades on Monday, February 16th, the Grêmio...
View ArticleUnião da Ilha Samba School Parades at Rio Carnival Feb 16th
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The G.R.E.S. União da Ilha samba school from Ilha do Governador (Governor’s Island) will compete for the title of this year’s Carnival...
View ArticleUnidos da Tijuca to Parade Last in Rio’s 2015 Carnival
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last year’s winner Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos da Tijuca are the last school to enter the Sambódromo in this year’s...
View ArticlePortela Samba School Ready for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Samba school Portela will enter the famed Sambódromo to parade fourth on February 8th during the second night of the 2016 Rio de...
View ArticleRio’s Carnival Samba Schools Annouce 2017 Technical Rehearsal Schedule
By Sarah Brown, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While the rest of Rio de Janeiro thinks about the approaching Christmas and New Year period, the city's samba schools have Carnival in...
View ArticleParaíso do Tuiuti Samba School Ready for Rio’s Carnival 2017
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Samba school Paraíso do Tuiuti will be the first of twelve schools to perform in the Grupo Especial (Special Group) parades in this year’s...
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